Well-curb



A. C. GILES WELL CURB.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9. 1920.

1,341,555 1 Patented May 25, 1920.

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PATNT ()FFICE.

ARCH C. GILES, OF HANCEVILLE, ALABAMA.

WELL-CURB.

Application filed January 9, 1920.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Anon C. GILES, a c1t1- zen of the United States, residing at Hanceville, in the county of Cullman and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WelLCurbs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in well curbs for drill wells and has for its primary object, the provision of a well curb which will be of simple and inexpensive construction.

Another object of the invention resldes 1n the provision of a well curb which Wlll include a solid bottom floor and a top floor having formed therewith a trough to receive the well bucket for the purpose of emptying the water into the vessel to be filled, the trough also carrying means for supporting the vessel and means for directing the water into the vessel.

A. further object of the invention resides in the provision of a well curb of the above stated character which may be readily placed in position over the well casing and also serves to support the drum and pulley used for drawing up the well bucket.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, this invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters ;designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the well curb in. position over the well casing above the ground.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the plane on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical section on the plane on line 1-4 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates the lower floor or base which is preferably formed of concrete reinforced by metallic rods or other suitable means, while 2 designates the upper floor spaced a suitable distance above the lower Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1920.

Serial No. 350,434.

floor or base 1. A trough 3 is formed on one end of the upper floor 2 and has upwardly directed walls 4:. The upper floor 2 and trough 3 with the walls 41 are also preferably constructed of reinforced concrete.

The upper floor 2 is connected with the lower floor or base 1 by standards 5, on either side and composed of wood or other suitable material. The standards 5 are mounted at their opposite ends upon bolts 6 embedded in the upper floor 2 and lower floor or base 1. The drum supporting arms 7 are mounted upon the bolts 6 carried by the upper floor 2 and projecting in parallel relation from one side of said upper floor 2. The arms 7 are provided with suitable openings 8 in their outer portions to receive the shaft of the drum, as will be clearly understood.

Standards 9 are mounted upon opposite sides of the upper floor 2 in any suitable manner and projecting upwardly therefrom, supporting upon their upper ends the cross beam 1 for supporting the pulley required for use in connection with the drtmi for ;drawing the well bucket out of the well and upwardly through the pipe 11, which latter extends through the upper floor 2 and the lower floor or base 1. The lower end of the pipe 11 is engaged over the end of the well casing above the ground and around which the lower floor or base 1 is positioned. The pipe 11 may be formed of tile or constructed in any other well known manner.

A spout 12 depends from the trough 8 to direct water into the vessel suspended from the hook 13 which also projects from the under side of the trough 3.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the well bucket may be placed in the trough 3 or engaged over the wall 4 thereof, for the purpose of emptying the contents thereof in the trough 3 to be later received by the vessel by way of the spout 12.

While the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been specifically described and also illustrated in the drawings, it is to be understood that minor changes may be resorted to provided such minor changes are covered by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A well curb comprising an upper floor and. trough, a base beneath said upper floor, means for connecting said base and said upper floor, a discharge pipe extending through said base and said upper floor and adapted for engagement over the well casing, a discharge spout depending from said trough, and vessel supporting means carried by said trough.

2. 'A well curb comprising an upper floor and a trough formed therewith at one end, drum supporting means projecting from the opposite end of said upper floor, a base beneath said upper floor, means for Connecting said upper floor with said base and bracing the same, said upper floor also serving to support a pulley frame, and a central pipe extended through said upper floor and said base for engagement over a well casing.

3. A well curb comprising a base, an upper floor above said base, a discharge pipe extended through said upper floor and said base, side standards connecting said upper floor and said base, means for securing said standards to said upper floor and said base, drum supporting means carried by said upper floor and secured thereon by the same means employed for securing said side standards to said upper floor, pulley sup- ARCH G. GILES.

signature Witnesses:

U. G. BASTRIGI-IT, MoG. PHILLIPS. 

